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Spirit of Innovation 2026:
From AI Ambitions to Business Impact

November 11, 2026 | 4:00 – 8:00 PM
Bank of America Stadium | Charlotte, NC

About the Event

Enterprise leaders face no shortage of AI ideas. The challenge is turning those ideas into measurable business outcomes.

Join Innova Solutions and Tepper Sports & Entertainment at Bank of America Stadium for an evening of candid conversations on innovation, technology, and business transformation. Hear how organizations are using data, AI, and modern platforms to improve customer experiences, streamline operations, and create lasting business value.

The program features insights from leaders across sports, technology, and business, including an inside look at how the Carolina Panthers are leveraging data-driven decision-making across football operations and fan engagement. You’ll also hear directly from executives who have successfully moved AI initiatives from experimentation to production and the lessons they learned along the way.

Leave with practical insights, new perspectives, and meaningful connections with peers tackling similar challenges.

Who Should Attend

CIOs and CTOs

owning the enterprise technology agenda

VPs and Heads of Digital Transformation

accountable for delivery, not strategy decks

Chief Data Officers and Heads of Data & Analytics

who own the foundation everything else depends on

Heads of AI and AI Enablement

building the operating model

COOs and operations leaders

carrying AI in their functional P&L

Agenda

4:00 – 4:45 PM

Registration & Welcome Reception

Get your badge. Drinks and introductions, plus photos & autographs with select Carolina Panthers players.

4:45 – 4:55 PM

Welcome

Eric Sudol – Chief Revenue Officer, Tepper Sports & Entertainment
Prasenjit Paul — EVP, BU Head, Innova Solutions
Innovation, leadership, and the partnerships shaping Charlotte’s future.

4:55 – 5:15 PM

Inside the Fan Experience

Jake Burns — Chief Strategy & Development Officer, Tepper Sports & Entertainment

Delivering an exceptional experience for more than 75,000 fans requires much more than game-day operations. Hear how data, technology, and customer insights help create personalized experiences at scale, and how the stadium experience continues to evolve for the future.

5:15 – 5:45 PM THE GALLERY

From Vision to Value: One Year of Football Intelligence in Action

Ravi Kumar Vytheeswaran — VP, Cloud & Infrastructure, Innova Solutions
Pradipta Kanjilal — VP, Travel, Transport & Hospitality, Innova Solutions
A year after launching the Operational Football Intelligence Center. Learn how integrated data, cloud technologies, and modern analytics are supporting scouting, player evaluation, draft preparation, and game-day workflows.

5:45 – 6:30 PM

Fireside Chat: Turning AI Ambition into Business Impact

Moderator: Shivani Sardana Vohra — Chief Talent Officer, Innova Solutions
Arvind Ramachandra — Chief Technology Officer, Innova Solutions
Featuring invited CIOs and technology leaders

Real-world perspectives from executives who have successfully moved AI from concept to production. The discussion will explore lessons learned, governance challenges, organizational change, and the practical decisions that drive measurable business outcomes.

6:30 – 8:00 PM

Networking Reception

Continue the conversation over dinner and drinks while connecting with industry peers, technology leaders, and innovation partners.

About the Hosts

About Innova Solutions

Innova Solutions is a global technology and talent partner specializing in transformative digital solutions. Since 1998, we’ve integrated next-gen tech with our accelerated engineering methodology to help the world’s leading organizations solve complex challenges, drive rapid innovation, and achieve valuable outcomes. With AIFICIENT, our enterprise AI offering, we embed intelligence across the full technology delivery lifecycle to close the AI outcome gap.

About Tepper Sports & Entertainment

Tepper Sports & Entertainment oversees the Carolina Panthers, Charlotte FC and Bank of America Stadium. Innova Solutions is an Official Digital Transformation Partner of the Carolina Panthers and Charlotte FC.

Request Your Invitation

This executive-only event is reserved for senior business and technology leaders. Attendance is limited to ensure meaningful discussion and peer-to-peer engagement.

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